No Idea Records continues to support the posthumous Ergs releases with The Ergs split with The Measure [SA]. Both bands include Mikey Erg so it’s a win-win for him but they got sneaky on us with this one. First thing you might notice is the weird track listing below that’s because the two different pressings of this record are actually two different records, so that means we get four Ergs songs and four Measure songs, but you have to buy both records.
I’ll start with the Ergs songs here, a few are quite suprising and not really Ergs like. ‘Workage’ starts out with some gospel ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh’s and a sweet ass piano intro. This is not even close to your normal Ergs song, but I’m still into it and I have a feeling it’ll grow on me the more I listen to it. Next up is ‘Encyclopedia..’ this one’s a little more what you’d expect from the band, a slower paced song that I have a feeling would sound awesome acoustically but pretty good as is. ‘Dullards..’ is exactly what you’d expect from the Ergs. Fast, catchy and just under two minutes. This song may be the Ergs classic off of the record. ‘I’ll Thrash You When You Think of Me’ I really like being included on here. Anyone who’s heard the “Acoustic LP” will probably recognize the song, glad to see it get a real release. This is a very different, much faster version than the one that’s done acoustically.
Now onto the Measure [SA] side, as surprised as I am to say this, I think the Measure won this split. Their ‘Workage’ is the best song on these records, it’s fucking awesome, thats all there is to it. The Measure’s version of ‘Dullards…’ is almost as good as the Ergs’ one, this song seems to be good no matter who does it. ‘Don’t Fuck This Up’ is another quality jam by the Measure, this might be their catchyest song out of the four of theirs, a little faster than their normal stuff. But ‘Get it Together’ is another fast catchy jam by the Measure, this one only clocking in at forty-one seconds, but it’s forty-one seconds of great.
Basically what I’m saying here is go buy both of these.
(thanks to No Idea’s site for the changing gif cover art)
The Ergs: Workage
The Ergs: Encyclopedia Self-Destructica
The Ergs: Dullards and Dreadful Prose
The Ergs: I’ll Thrash You When You Think of Me
The Measure [SA]: Workage
The Measure [SA]: Dullards and Dreadful Prose
The Measure [SA]: Don’t Fuck This Up
The Measure [SA]: Get it Together
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The Ergs are back, well not really. This is yet another post-breakup release from the band, this one actually recorded about seven years ago but it’s never seen the light of day until the great dudes at Firestarter Records and Grave Mistake Records finally put out this record for us. If you’re an Ergs super fan chances are you’ve heard these songs before, but if not you might be in for a surprise. If you’re thinking the sugar-coated pop-punk songs about girls you’re about to get a wake up. We’ve got five faster than light speed thrash songs here, some say it’s some of the best stuff the band has ever done. Ergs fans, hardcore/thrash fans, make sure you get a copy of this one, if for nothing else you need to own “Throttle Boy”…and everything else.
